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violence i mean you know the taliban goes around and kills people and plants. you know wants to control all of afghanistan and they'll kill whoever they need to to get that. well there's clearly a difference in degree and a lot of that is based on the society and the norms because you know when the extremists in this country haven't had those legal checks and balances they have gone much further we don't have to go back to foreigner history to see the lynchings in the south as an example of what these. reactionary right wing fanatics will do in order to push their brand of hatred and ideological rigidity but of course you can also can't say that there isn't violence in the american right wing because of course there is i mean there you look at the clinic bombings clinic bombings and abortion doctors killed and i detail in a book a series of shootings and destinations from right wing figures people who following glenn beck and get riled up because they think that america is going to become a communist kenyan socialist state thanks to obama and the democrats and
violence i mean you know the taliban goes around and kills people and plants. you know wants to control all of afghanistan and they'll kill whoever they need to to get that. well there's clearly a difference in degree and a lot of that is based on the society and the norms because you know when the extremists in this country haven't had those legal checks and balances they have gone much further we don't have to go back to foreigner history to see the lynchings in the south as an example of...
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the taliban have threatened anyone involved in the elections. its campaign of terror has left three candidates dead. but 2,500 people are defying the danger and running for 249 seats candidate haroun mir warns the could be afghanistan's last election before the taliban regain power-- a threat he compares to a spreading tumor. so taliban is a cancer in afghanistan? >> exactly. and it's growing fast. since last year, taliban have been able to expand their territory in the north and now even in suburbs of kabul. >> reporter: despite the threats, jalali remains hopeful, campaigning until the end in the belief that the time for a new afghanistan is now. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> couric: the taliban are also stepping up attacks on u.s. troops. coming up next, powerful images from an insurgent ambush. one soldier owes his life to his helmet. and later, tall tales from the new guinness book of world records. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attac
the taliban have threatened anyone involved in the elections. its campaign of terror has left three candidates dead. but 2,500 people are defying the danger and running for 249 seats candidate haroun mir warns the could be afghanistan's last election before the taliban regain power-- a threat he compares to a spreading tumor. so taliban is a cancer in afghanistan? >> exactly. and it's growing fast. since last year, taliban have been able to expand their territory in the north and now even...
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in a war zone like afghanistan talking to the taliban may sound like a futile strategy yet that's what one american does, in some cases with surprising results. that is the focus of tonight's weekend journal-- what one volunteer has accomplished with just a few cups of tea. greg mortenson's success begins with failure. an attempt to climb k-2, the second highest mountain on earth, became a lost cause. when he became disoriented and stumbled into a primitive village in the far reaches of pakistan, the villagers took him in, and in return, mortenson promised to build them a school. that was 17 years ago. today, 145 schools later, mortenson has helped educate 64,000 children in the most remote areas of pakistan and afghanistan. 90% of them are girls. your focus for these 17 years has been on girls' education primarily. why is that? >> i'm educating girls, it decreases mortality, reduces the population explosion, improves the quality of health and life and the best investment one can make in any society is investing in girls' education. >> glor: morton son's bestselling book "three cups of
in a war zone like afghanistan talking to the taliban may sound like a futile strategy yet that's what one american does, in some cases with surprising results. that is the focus of tonight's weekend journal-- what one volunteer has accomplished with just a few cups of tea. greg mortenson's success begins with failure. an attempt to climb k-2, the second highest mountain on earth, became a lost cause. when he became disoriented and stumbled into a primitive village in the far reaches of...
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so taliban is a cancer in afghanistan? >> reporter: despite the threats, jalali remains hopeful, campaigning until the end in the belief that the time for a new afghanistan is now. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> couric: the taliban are also stepping up attacks on u.s. troops. coming up next, powerful images from an insurgent ambush. one soldier owes his life to his helmet. and later, tall tales from the new guinness book of world records. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicine÷s do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is right for you. protection that helps [ female announcer ] certain genetic factors and some medicines, such as prilosec, reduce the effect of plavix leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. don't stop taking plavix without talking to y
so taliban is a cancer in afghanistan? >> reporter: despite the threats, jalali remains hopeful, campaigning until the end in the belief that the time for a new afghanistan is now. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> couric: the taliban are also stepping up attacks on u.s. troops. coming up next, powerful images from an insurgent ambush. one soldier owes his life to his helmet. and later, tall tales from the new guinness book of world records. plavix, taken with other heart medicines,...
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pursue taliban fighters across the pakistani border as long as they don't go too far into pakistan so if that agreement is in effect there then do you think it's more of a p.r. move that this closure more of a some symbolic thing of this closure of the road or do you think that this is an actual step taken by pakistan to say no no don't do this anymore what's your take on that. well i think a wall last very long and i think it's probably going to amount to symbolism and that's probably what it is just to say well you know we've got we've got a control over you too so don't get too too rambunctious i think they did they would that these strikes they want to allow the u.s. to do it but also they have to as i say they have this domestic problem and so i think when they make a symbolic closure of this the says hey we're a sovereign nation and you better be careful about these things because our people aren't too thrilled with them and we're the government of pakistan is walking a tight rope what do you think the nato forces and the alliance could do to make better inroads with the people
pursue taliban fighters across the pakistani border as long as they don't go too far into pakistan so if that agreement is in effect there then do you think it's more of a p.r. move that this closure more of a some symbolic thing of this closure of the road or do you think that this is an actual step taken by pakistan to say no no don't do this anymore what's your take on that. well i think a wall last very long and i think it's probably going to amount to symbolism and that's probably what it...
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soldiers of the 101st airborne division were moving into taliban territory. words of wisdom as you're heading out? >> watch where you step. >> reporter: the threat of homemade bombs so great, any possible risk was destroyed with an even greater amount of force. still, the threat is everywhere. 24-year-old first lieutenant evan peck from dallas stepped on this homemade bomb today. a broken wire saved his life. you knew exactly what it was when you -- >> oh, yeah, it was if you bury something, it's -- >> reporter: the work these soldiers are doing is part of a massive operation. 8,000 u.s. and afghan troops to root out the taliban from the korengal river valley here. officials say control of the valley is essential if the surge strategy is ever going to work. this is it. >> this is where you separate the enemy from the people. >> reporter: the u.s. military now has enough soldiers and resources to take ground and hold it. a new base is already being built on land that was taliban controlled just two days ago. fighting like this will continue for months, say off
soldiers of the 101st airborne division were moving into taliban territory. words of wisdom as you're heading out? >> watch where you step. >> reporter: the threat of homemade bombs so great, any possible risk was destroyed with an even greater amount of force. still, the threat is everywhere. 24-year-old first lieutenant evan peck from dallas stepped on this homemade bomb today. a broken wire saved his life. you knew exactly what it was when you -- >> oh, yeah, it was if you...
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the only real authority is the taliban. despite the dangers, he is committed to meet the man with the orange beard. he is the tribal element which means he can guarantee the support of the entire village. but only if people feel safe of up to vote. >> we're scared to even mention the word security. there is real fear here. if we tried to vote, the taliban will cut off our ears. or worse, they will kill us. >> it is a life or death issue. more than a dozen campaign workers have been killed. one candidate has also died. the there's the man in middle, ghailani. he knows that the taliban find him here, then his life also be at risk. this is who they are afraid of, the taliban. large numbers were there with impunity. these exclusive pictures sold by local cameraman for the bbc showed the insurgents in training. they're well-armed, highly mobile, and ruthlessly effective. the credibility of the government in the international mission is at stake. powerful forces are against them. bbc news. >> yes, it sounds like something from a
the only real authority is the taliban. despite the dangers, he is committed to meet the man with the orange beard. he is the tribal element which means he can guarantee the support of the entire village. but only if people feel safe of up to vote. >> we're scared to even mention the word security. there is real fear here. if we tried to vote, the taliban will cut off our ears. or worse, they will kill us. >> it is a life or death issue. more than a dozen campaign workers have been...
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the mission is to drive the taliban from these mountains. >> they know they will not be able to stop the insurgents from coming across the border, but we're hoping we can curtail them, and this will make locals feel safer. >> the surge has brought sgt caldwell for a third term. he finds the taliban are more fearsome than ever before the reagan >> -- never before. >> they have been fighting for almost 10 years now, and they know how we fight and are more prepared than we used to be. >> they are calling themselves the new end of brothers. >> a karzai event from a historic by van market is joining on sale -- it is going on sale. >> it has come a long way, this car, a very long way. burned and main gold thousands of miles away, and -- and main gold -- mangled thousands of miles away, it is now a museum piece. what do you wanted to convey? >> it says different things to different people, but i think it speaks of civilian casualties as opposed to military casualties, and it talks about the force of an explosion, of the nature of conflict is changing theory but >> at the statistic, -- the s
the mission is to drive the taliban from these mountains. >> they know they will not be able to stop the insurgents from coming across the border, but we're hoping we can curtail them, and this will make locals feel safer. >> the surge has brought sgt caldwell for a third term. he finds the taliban are more fearsome than ever before the reagan >> -- never before. >> they have been fighting for almost 10 years now, and they know how we fight and are more prepared than we...
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but it shows the taliban is still battling coalition troops. and now america must try to finish the job britain started. what just happened now is a 500 pound bomb has just been dropped on taliban positions. you can see the gun fire. this gunbattle has really been going on for the best part of 45 minutes. a couple of u.s. marines from the control of the 14th commando will marine -- royal marines. more than 10 soldiers and civilians were wounded. no british troops were injured this time. but they know what days like this are like. and the pain and death brings. >> morale destroyed. there have been some really bad days, especially when one of ours that killed. it was hard to carry on with what we were doing. it was hard not to just give up. >> so, britain's mission in this troubled part of home and is coming to an end. it cost the lives of 106 men. the debate over the sacrifice and rewards goes on. in a war that still shows few signs of leaving. bbc news, sangin. >> let us take a look as some of the other stories making headlines. a man whose dau
but it shows the taliban is still battling coalition troops. and now america must try to finish the job britain started. what just happened now is a 500 pound bomb has just been dropped on taliban positions. you can see the gun fire. this gunbattle has really been going on for the best part of 45 minutes. a couple of u.s. marines from the control of the 14th commando will marine -- royal marines. more than 10 soldiers and civilians were wounded. no british troops were injured this time. but...
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we're marking the occasion wi. >>> a war aimed at toppling the taliban regime and preventing the taliban from posing a future threat, which it has not. at the moment almost 120,000 highly trained troops from 47 nations are fighting and dying to keep the taliban at bay with no end in sight. only goals for potential drawdowns of troops. look at the map. a patch work of places controlled by various groups. now we get word in kabul of a high peace council assembled by the afghan government, assembled apparently with the blessing of the united states. village elders, former war lords, 70 afghans in all, ten of them are women called to begin serious substantive dialogue with the armed opposition. that, by the way, is the taliban. no less than the senior u.s. commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus, is on the record saying high level contacts are already well under way but afghan leaders insist the process is at best in its infancy. what does this mean, negotiating with the enemy? negotiating quite possibly with the worst enemy you've ever had? ivan watson is following these developmen
we're marking the occasion wi. >>> a war aimed at toppling the taliban regime and preventing the taliban from posing a future threat, which it has not. at the moment almost 120,000 highly trained troops from 47 nations are fighting and dying to keep the taliban at bay with no end in sight. only goals for potential drawdowns of troops. look at the map. a patch work of places controlled by various groups. now we get word in kabul of a high peace council assembled by the afghan...
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now, 50% of the country is directly under the role of the taliban. -- control of taliban. my question is whether mistakes have been committed by the bush administration that should not be repeated for the obama administration? the question is for all of the. -- all of you. >> the question was essentially the taliban it is enormously influential in major parts of the country, and the questioner said that represents a failure by the united states in afghanistan, and what are the errors that caused the failure? is that fair? >> the errors committed by the bush administration in the last seven years that should not be repeated by the obama administration. >> as one would have to say, that is a very large question. some things were done right, and some things were done wrong. some things were done right at certain times that need to be changed at other times. initially, the action in afghanistan was done extremely well. we went in with an extremely light footprint. there were probably fewer than 4000 americans at the time we overthrew the taliban government. it was a multi-late
now, 50% of the country is directly under the role of the taliban. -- control of taliban. my question is whether mistakes have been committed by the bush administration that should not be repeated for the obama administration? the question is for all of the. -- all of you. >> the question was essentially the taliban it is enormously influential in major parts of the country, and the questioner said that represents a failure by the united states in afghanistan, and what are the errors that...
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not even the pakistani taliban and i think that would help a lot and it would avoid killing innocent pakistani civilians. coming up a little later here on the program we'll tell you about therapy one foot under. feels very very strange the story very cold and also doing all right but i think it's going to get a lot more scary. we explore how it feels to be buried alive and why anyone would ever volunteer for the ordeal. but first to explosive devices equivalent to at least ninety kilos of t.n.t. have been diffused in russia stabber polar region and what authorities have called a terrorist attack around three thousand people were evacuated from nearby buildings as well as a school for safety reasons the first bomb in a car was supposed to have set off by the vehicles alarm system the second was nearby and believed to have been targeted at police officers who were to respond to the first explosion authorities also discovered the body of a man in the car has been identified as a local cab driver the prosecutor's office says he was shot dead but they don't believe he was linked to the at
not even the pakistani taliban and i think that would help a lot and it would avoid killing innocent pakistani civilians. coming up a little later here on the program we'll tell you about therapy one foot under. feels very very strange the story very cold and also doing all right but i think it's going to get a lot more scary. we explore how it feels to be buried alive and why anyone would ever volunteer for the ordeal. but first to explosive devices equivalent to at least ninety kilos of...
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the taliban are saying they carried out a suicide bombing that killed 19 people. this is pakistan's third big attack in days. the taliban blames police for encouraging local people to form militias against them. >> heavy machinery digging through the ruins of the police station. the bomber had driven a car into an alley behind the building. they spread rubble around the area. >> i saw it with my own eyes. i was in the mosque with relatives. one was killed, and the other was injured. >> several children were killed, too. the wounded were taken to the local hospital. >> i said my morning prayers and went to sleep. suddenly, there was a vague ban -- big bang. this followed a triple bombing but mark the end of a relative lull in violence. the pakistani taliban said it was responsible and threatened attacks in the united states and europe very soon. in the north, people are beginning to rebuild. >> it is clear enough time at the riverview hotel -- cleanup time at the riverview hotel. the floodwaters rose over the first floor, but the owner says aid and compensation may
the taliban are saying they carried out a suicide bombing that killed 19 people. this is pakistan's third big attack in days. the taliban blames police for encouraging local people to form militias against them. >> heavy machinery digging through the ruins of the police station. the bomber had driven a car into an alley behind the building. they spread rubble around the area. >> i saw it with my own eyes. i was in the mosque with relatives. one was killed, and the other was injured....
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. >>> top taliban leaders are talking to leaders of the afghan government. afghan president hamid karzai has said he will talk to the taliban if they renounce violence. taliban leaders have said they won't talk until foreign troops leave afghanistan. but general david petraeus said monday that high-level taliban leaders have sought to reach out to the afghan government. >>> meanwhile a major nato offensive is targeting a taliban stronghold in the southern afghanistan region. operation dragon strike began saturday. at least 18 u.s. soldiers have been killed in the fighting around kandahar. manny clark reports. >> reporter: operation dragon strike is the most important battle in the afghan war so far. at least 8,000 u.s. troops are involved in the massive new offensive. >> this is it right here. >> reporter: the aim is to strike right at the heart of taliban territory. kandahar. >> roger, we have enemy pinned down here in the south. he's trying to fire to maneuver out. >> reporter: some of the fiercest fighting has been in zari, a neighborhood west of kandahar
. >>> top taliban leaders are talking to leaders of the afghan government. afghan president hamid karzai has said he will talk to the taliban if they renounce violence. taliban leaders have said they won't talk until foreign troops leave afghanistan. but general david petraeus said monday that high-level taliban leaders have sought to reach out to the afghan government. >>> meanwhile a major nato offensive is targeting a taliban stronghold in the southern afghanistan region....
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image abroad and specifically created yet another tool for taliban recruiting against the foreign occupation in afghanistan. and we've got more perspective from afghanistan coming your way later here on r t outspoken war critic matthew hoh says hunting down the taliban is a waste of u.s. military and financial resources you can watch the full interview with him in the next hour here's a quick preview. one of the larger problems i think with u.s. foreign policy particular national security policies are not consistent if they're if we are in afghanistan because of al qaeda and if there are only fifty to one hundred members of al qaeda in afghanistan then why are we pulling out of iraq where there are one thousand to two thousand members why do we see and we need to keep. one hundred thousand troops in afghanistan when those operations come out of somalia and yemen so that consistency is not there in our in our foreign policy particularly in our now security policy and that's very worrisome to me because you don't have consistency if you don't have good critical thought if you don't have a degr
image abroad and specifically created yet another tool for taliban recruiting against the foreign occupation in afghanistan. and we've got more perspective from afghanistan coming your way later here on r t outspoken war critic matthew hoh says hunting down the taliban is a waste of u.s. military and financial resources you can watch the full interview with him in the next hour here's a quick preview. one of the larger problems i think with u.s. foreign policy particular national security...
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was an outspoken critic of the military policy in the country advocating opening dialogue with the taliban responsible for coordinating strategy in the region he was well known for his strong criticism of the u.s. led surge in afghanistan. let's look at your headlines this hour in just thirty minutes our team is proud to bring you live coverage of the global policy forum in the russian city. but first we return to the only on the show to discover why your cell phone may not be as private as you think. it's time for my unplugged moment tonight and it has to deal with burn the koran day see pastor terry jones plans to hold international burn a koran days he's calling it this saturday september eleventh we've spoken about it at length on this show we've spoken to pastor terry jones himself and the move has obviously drawn our from the white house from the pentagon from religious leaders in america all the way over to the pope and general david petraeus who's leading u.s. troops in afghanistan says that this qur'an burning will only profit the cause of radical islam and put the lives of americ
was an outspoken critic of the military policy in the country advocating opening dialogue with the taliban responsible for coordinating strategy in the region he was well known for his strong criticism of the u.s. led surge in afghanistan. let's look at your headlines this hour in just thirty minutes our team is proud to bring you live coverage of the global policy forum in the russian city. but first we return to the only on the show to discover why your cell phone may not be as private as you...
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cancer they've been distributed taliban on motor bikes to small villages. most villagers are illiterate, so the leaflets would have been left with imams to read out in mosques and spread the word that way. the taliban has capitalized on the controversy at the holiest time of the year for muslims, a time when the mosques will be packed with followers. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> smith: we want to bring in juan zarate. good evening. >> good evening, harry. >> smith: how much damage has already been done by this? >> well, harry, some damage has already been done. we've seen protests in muslim capitals around the world. we just heard about the taliban leaflets calling on acts of revenge, and the burning of koran has fed a perception that america is hostile toward islam and toward muslims, but i think we should all be breathing a collective sigh of relief because all that pales in comparison to what we would have seen if images of burning korans were splashed all over the world. >> smith: what would that have meant? >> i think general petraeus spoke to it a
cancer they've been distributed taliban on motor bikes to small villages. most villagers are illiterate, so the leaflets would have been left with imams to read out in mosques and spread the word that way. the taliban has capitalized on the controversy at the holiest time of the year for muslims, a time when the mosques will be packed with followers. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> smith: we want to bring in juan zarate. good evening. >> good evening, harry. >> smith: how...
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. >> taliban dan webster. hands off our bodies. >> i think this will be the most negative election ever. >> reporter: evan tracy has been tracking political ads for 14 years. >> reporter: incumbents are not sending a lot of time going over their bio. they're going straight at opponents. take the reid race in nevada. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid calls his opponent extreme in three separate ads. >> sharron angle, just too extreme. >> reporter: she struck back with this. >> it may be the most tragic love story of our time, pelosi, obama, and harry reid. >> you don't end up liking anyone when you watch some of these ads because they're so nasty. >> and there's actually some design to that. >> reporter: that's because negative ads turn off voters and depress turnout which makes it easier for campaigns to figure out just how many voters they need to get to the polls. >> barack obama is the worst president in history. >> reporter: all that negativity makes the rare light hearted ad stands out. >> i
. >> taliban dan webster. hands off our bodies. >> i think this will be the most negative election ever. >> reporter: evan tracy has been tracking political ads for 14 years. >> reporter: incumbents are not sending a lot of time going over their bio. they're going straight at opponents. take the reid race in nevada. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid calls his opponent extreme in three separate ads. >> sharron angle, just too extreme. >>...
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even the taliban thing was kind of a bridge. wasn't a mote. >> we're going to be grateful. >> we're not going to be submitting. >> no submission here. a pleasure. thank you very much. >>> coming up on "hardball," oil spill politics chris gaffney of the republicans helping the bp investigation. don't both parties work for those corporations? i don't understand why we talk about them being different when they show us every day they work for the big six to screw everybody else. but first, more stories from the job wars in this country. self-discovery through professional trauma. back after this. [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with the right replacement parts. take the scary out of life with travelers. call or click now for an agent or quote. you should get some custom fit orthotics. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center. it recommends the custom fit orthotic that's best for your fe
even the taliban thing was kind of a bridge. wasn't a mote. >> we're going to be grateful. >> we're not going to be submitting. >> no submission here. a pleasure. thank you very much. >>> coming up on "hardball," oil spill politics chris gaffney of the republicans helping the bp investigation. don't both parties work for those corporations? i don't understand why we talk about them being different when they show us every day they work for the big six to...
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afghan civilians as part of a twisted game our military analyst says it's a propaganda coup for the taliban. first though as the mortgage crisis continues to cripple the u.s. some estimates say more than three hundred thousand people got warnings about foreclosure in august alone with the high unemployment rate sweeping across the country an increasing number of people are at risk of losing their properties artie's anastasio churkin a reports on how a camp outside new york has become a place some people now call home. america the prosperous america the traditional and america the broke the picture perfect homes and these homes are a twenty minute drive away from one another how did i end up here probably through my own mistakes in life r.t.e. revisits tent city a homeless camp talked to wait in the woods of new jersey there are at least forty people whose tragic destinies have led them to call this place home. since we were here last time in the winter things have changed more tense have appeared some people have come and gone but many of the people living here have been here for months if
afghan civilians as part of a twisted game our military analyst says it's a propaganda coup for the taliban. first though as the mortgage crisis continues to cripple the u.s. some estimates say more than three hundred thousand people got warnings about foreclosure in august alone with the high unemployment rate sweeping across the country an increasing number of people are at risk of losing their properties artie's anastasio churkin a reports on how a camp outside new york has become a place...
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outspoken war critic matthew hoh says hunting down the taliban is a waste of u.s. military and financial resources you can watch the full interview with him in about fifteen minutes here's a preview. one of the larger problems i think with us foreign policy particular national security policies are not consistent if they're if we are in afghanistan because of al qaeda and if there are only fifty to one hundred members of al qaeda in afghanistan then why are we pulling out of iraq where there are one thousand to two thousand members why do we see and we need to keep. one hundred thousand troops in afghanistan when al qaeda operations come out of somalia and yemen so that consistency is not there in our in our foreign policy particularly in our now security policy and that's very worrisome to me because you don't have consistency if you don't have good critical thought if you don't have a degree of intellectual honesty in your policymaking you are going to have bad policy and you're going to have things like iraq we're going to find yourself nine years into afghanist
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the taliban phenomenon. so years after the civil part. the taliban was not fighting. against the soviets. before. that the you know. after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone else as to weapons you know the. tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple but it's mostly there are a few exceptions. most could handle it without difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of the dean led to the formation of the taliban today no and if i look look look what the osama bin laden himself said. describe the reasons why he engaged in terrorism against the west. i was involved in imposing a no interest in that people concept of suicide. but unfortunately it gave a haven to al qaeda osama bin laden and al qaeda had global aspirations and engaging in global terrorism would we be having this conversation now if we didn't expect the soviet union to the former soviet union to invade prior to our funding. and so on he was already involved directly through the years by the time to funding started the funding started at a t
the taliban phenomenon. so years after the civil part. the taliban was not fighting. against the soviets. before. that the you know. after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone else as to weapons you know the. tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple but it's mostly there are a few exceptions. most could handle it without difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of the dean led to the formation of the taliban today no and if...
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for saturday's part of the mantra elections in afghanistan are marred by escalating violence with the taliban stepping up threats and kidnappings . gangster wars in moscow an attempt on the life of an alleged top mafia boss right in the city center puts him in hospital. and warm welcome to you live from our headquarters in central moscow this is archie with me a nice and now way it's midnight here in the russian capital ten pm in warsaw where one of russia's most notorious terrorist suspects has been released that's after a polish court declined prosecutor's request for his fourteen day arrest commands a cry of was detained by polish police upon arrival in the country moscow is calling on warsaw to extradite him let's get the latest marching every hour of a while now joins us live so. i have is now free from custody what happens to you next. this is a very russian. forces free free but according to the polish side he has been released from custody that means they will not spend the next forty days in detention behind bars you will have. ever spend them and colette is prohibited from leaving t
for saturday's part of the mantra elections in afghanistan are marred by escalating violence with the taliban stepping up threats and kidnappings . gangster wars in moscow an attempt on the life of an alleged top mafia boss right in the city center puts him in hospital. and warm welcome to you live from our headquarters in central moscow this is archie with me a nice and now way it's midnight here in the russian capital ten pm in warsaw where one of russia's most notorious terrorist suspects...
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the united nations now doesn't understand is that the only way that you can cut off money from the taliban and money from al qaida because this is drugs are seventy percent of their funding is to eradicate the drugs out of the source of their money and they will go to that proportion disappear and so will the violence against all the countries on earth that terrorists are. disappear and steve drastically reduced by that so it's a wonderful development that we now have a strong drugs are from russia but the eradication must be combined with what hillary clinton is proposing which is crop substitution you can't just throw the farmers out and say you're not allowed to live you have to give them a way to live those two policies combined eradication and crop substitution can be a solution. meanwhile pakistan has shut a vital supply route for coalition forces in afghanistan the closure has stranded one hundred fuel tankers and trucks stopping them from crossing the border into the war torn country it's seen as retaliation for a nato helicopter attack on suspected militants from pakistan from pak
the united nations now doesn't understand is that the only way that you can cut off money from the taliban and money from al qaida because this is drugs are seventy percent of their funding is to eradicate the drugs out of the source of their money and they will go to that proportion disappear and so will the violence against all the countries on earth that terrorists are. disappear and steve drastically reduced by that so it's a wonderful development that we now have a strong drugs are from...
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you're fighting afghan taliban but you're also fighting pakistani taliban. >> yes. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel joel vowell commands a forward operating base five miles from the pakistani border. you lost eight soldiers in your first 30 days? >> that unfortunately woke us up from the deep sleep, i think. that's when i picked up on the fact that there's a deliberate thought process from pakistan taliban to go after us in a much more concerted, intense way. >> incoming, incoming, incoming! >> reporter: vowell says the fights may be in afghanistan, but the war is being run from pakistan. how powerful are those taliban shadow governments that are operating from pakistan? >> they're effective enough to resource, train, and get these soldiers for jihad to come across the border. >> reporter: they announce operations? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: they help to finance, train, and recruit? >> they have to. it doesn't come out of thin air. >> reporter: major general john campbell is vowell's boss. what worries him as much as the boarder is losing support for the war back home. >> if we lose the suppor
you're fighting afghan taliban but you're also fighting pakistani taliban. >> yes. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel joel vowell commands a forward operating base five miles from the pakistani border. you lost eight soldiers in your first 30 days? >> that unfortunately woke us up from the deep sleep, i think. that's when i picked up on the fact that there's a deliberate thought process from pakistan taliban to go after us in a much more concerted, intense way. >> incoming,...
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the pakistani taliban said they carried out the triple bombing. it was the first major attack since pakistan was hit by devastating floods in late july. as the country struggles to cope with the humanitarian crisis, it's long-running security crisis is continuing to take and scar more lives. "bbc news." >> mexican soldiers have killed at least 30 secretaried cartel members in two shouts in the north of the country. all the gunmen are believed to belong to the zeta gang seconded of killing 72 migrants two weeks ago. >> with the bodies of gunmen still lying on the ground, this was the scene of a mexican shout, part of the country's four-year war on drugs. soldiers targeteded members of a gang secretaried of one of the biggest cartel massacres to date. 72 migrants found dead near the gumbing. one of two survivors said they were all murdered because they refused to work for the gang. >> i heard them firing at my friends, and then they were firing at me. they fired at me and then killed all the others. they stopped firing and left. they killed everyone
the pakistani taliban said they carried out the triple bombing. it was the first major attack since pakistan was hit by devastating floods in late july. as the country struggles to cope with the humanitarian crisis, it's long-running security crisis is continuing to take and scar more lives. "bbc news." >> mexican soldiers have killed at least 30 secretaried cartel members in two shouts in the north of the country. all the gunmen are believed to belong to the zeta gang seconded...
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you say at the close of the election day saturday at least fourteen people were confirmed dead the taliban carried out more than thirty bombing attacks in a statement an e-mail that said it had targeted and hit some one hundred and fifty polling stations around the country we're hearing from afghan officials that a little more than a third of the voting population turned out to bridges to vote and we're also hearing from the free and fair election foundation of afghanistan that they recorded some two hundred and twenty four incidents of serious intimidation they seem to have been problems particularly in the eastern provinces of afghanistan where there were virtually no female electoral staff and as a result women particularly in conservative communities were unable to come forward and close their ballot in addition to the more than one thousand floating stations of what i'm able to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also record. a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in
you say at the close of the election day saturday at least fourteen people were confirmed dead the taliban carried out more than thirty bombing attacks in a statement an e-mail that said it had targeted and hit some one hundred and fifty polling stations around the country we're hearing from afghan officials that a little more than a third of the voting population turned out to bridges to vote and we're also hearing from the free and fair election foundation of afghanistan that they recorded...
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they are not talking officially about the death of the taliban attacks. one report the associated press says at least two, another report sayses at least ten. these are scattered reports in areas with the taliban has been traditionally strong in the south, for instance, near kandahar and to the north as well. overall, voter turnout across the country seems to be relatively light. we don't have a long line of voters that marked the previous elections here. certainly last year's presidential election. it is uncertain, it is unclear whether the taliban threats and warnings urging people not to vote, threatening the violence is keeping the turnout down or also whether it is lack of confidence in the system. as i said, last year nearly a million ballots were thrown out because of voting irregularities in the presidential election. and there was a random survey of voters who said they will not vote because they thought it would be a waste of time. they think president karzai already picked the winners and those are the people getting into parliament that will b
they are not talking officially about the death of the taliban attacks. one report the associated press says at least two, another report sayses at least ten. these are scattered reports in areas with the taliban has been traditionally strong in the south, for instance, near kandahar and to the north as well. overall, voter turnout across the country seems to be relatively light. we don't have a long line of voters that marked the previous elections here. certainly last year's presidential...
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one thousand floating stations that were unable to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also recorded a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in the whole mechanisms of organizing the sea election we're also hearing and we've reported extensively on this on the anti forward problems that we face primarily by the so-called indelible ink that could be washed off in many cases in just a matter of minutes and also cases of fake voter id cards in one example there was a car that was found with one thousand six hundred fake voter cards so these have been some of the problems that are coming forward and will continue to come forward in the coming days preliminary results are expected on the eighth of october although it will take several weeks for the final results to be tabled now the afghan government particularly president hamid karzai and his international backers have been at pains to point out the success of the selection but it depends according to what yardstick you measure s
one thousand floating stations that were unable to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also recorded a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in the whole mechanisms of organizing the sea election we're also hearing and we've reported extensively on this on the anti forward problems that we face primarily by the so-called indelible ink that could be washed off in many cases in...
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international terrorists the taliban was involved in imposing a. commit evil concept of suicide. but unfortunately it gave a haven to al qaeda osama bin laden and al qaeda had global aspirations and engage in global terrorism we'd be having this conversation now if we didn't expect the soviet union to the former soviet union to invade prior to our funding. and so i knew it was already in full. directly into the sunset several years by the time to funding started the funding started at a time when the soviet union was already making preparations to invade afghanistan did you think that that would provoke the the so far i have no way of knowing but i was assuming they would go in because they were going in you know it was evident there was an escalation of soviet involvement and by the time the funding started the soviet union was already involved quasar militarily with guns there i get back to this this idea from your book that eurasia is the spirit importance chess player if you well for. the united states you also mention in your book that you're a just just a chess board out mu
international terrorists the taliban was involved in imposing a. commit evil concept of suicide. but unfortunately it gave a haven to al qaeda osama bin laden and al qaeda had global aspirations and engage in global terrorism we'd be having this conversation now if we didn't expect the soviet union to the former soviet union to invade prior to our funding. and so i knew it was already in full. directly into the sunset several years by the time to funding started the funding started at a time...
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the taliban it was not involved in fighting. against the soviets to drive the foreigners from other towns to. capitalize on the opportunity to develop in afghanistan after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone knows the weapons you know the afghans tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple weapons mostly and there are a few exceptions the current most guns could handle without difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of the. dean led to the formation of the taliban today no i mean i look look look what the osama bin laden himself said. osama bin laden describe the reasons why he engaged in terrorism against the west and the fact that so it was not. international terrorism that the taliban was involved in imposing enough to understand the medieval concept of society but unfortunately it gave a haven to al qaeda osama bin laden and al qaeda had global aspirations and engage in global terrorism we'd be having this conversation now if we didn't expect the soviet un
the taliban it was not involved in fighting. against the soviets to drive the foreigners from other towns to. capitalize on the opportunity to develop in afghanistan after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone knows the weapons you know the afghans tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple weapons mostly and there are a few exceptions the current most guns could handle without difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of the....
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image abroad and specifically created yet another tool for taliban recruiting against the foreign occupation in afghanistan twenty three government troops have been killed in a shootout after being ambushed by militants in the mountains over to stun the country's defense ministry has described it as a terrorist act. yes. but according to our information the group of terrorists responsible consists of mercenaries from the slum in public of pakistan the stomach republic of going to stand and the russian federation's chechen republic these people are trying to take advantage of islamic ideas in order to turn to jesus turn into an area of civil warfare law enforcement officers arrived at the site of the attack shortly after it happened and they are currently conducting an operation to detain members of the militant group the servicemen that were wounded while ready been taken to hospital but had to government condemns the attack and will do everything within our to bring those responsible to justice the reports about twenty five to six servicemen going missing in action have not been confirmed t
image abroad and specifically created yet another tool for taliban recruiting against the foreign occupation in afghanistan twenty three government troops have been killed in a shootout after being ambushed by militants in the mountains over to stun the country's defense ministry has described it as a terrorist act. yes. but according to our information the group of terrorists responsible consists of mercenaries from the slum in public of pakistan the stomach republic of going to stand and the...
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one thousand voting stations that were unable to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also recorded a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in the whole mechanisms of organizing the selection we're also hearing and we've reported extensively on this on the and he fooled problems that we face primarily by the so-called indelible ink that could be washed off in many cases in just a matter of minutes and also cases of fake voter cards in one example there was a car that was found with one thousand six hundred fake voter cards so these have been some of the problems that are coming forward and will continue to come forward in the coming days preliminary results are expected on the eighth of october although it will take several weeks for the final results to be tabled now the afghan government particularly president hamid karzai and his international backers have been at pains to point out the success of the selection but it depends according to what yardstick you measure succes
one thousand voting stations that were unable to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also recorded a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in the whole mechanisms of organizing the selection we're also hearing and we've reported extensively on this on the and he fooled problems that we face primarily by the so-called indelible ink that could be washed off in many cases in just a...
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question now, of course, were they shot down by e taliban? our own john yang is in kabul and he's with us from there. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. military officials say this appears to be an accident, not a shootdown. but still as you say, the worst helicopter crash since may of 2006. today's nine dths bring the u.s. death toll to at least 351 for this year. still, more than thr months to go in 2010 but already, it's t deadliest year for both u.s. and coalition forces. the helicopter that crashed today was a black hawk. the crash is under investigation. officials say there's no indication of any hostile fire. that, despite the taliban claim that they shot the helicopter down. meanwhile, another threat to hamid karzai in afghanistan. mounting claims of fraud in this past weekend's parliamentary election almost on the scale of last year's taind presidential election. so growing challenges here, both on the security front and on the political front, brian. >> thank you for all of it, john yang ikabul, afghanistan, for u
question now, of course, were they shot down by e taliban? our own john yang is in kabul and he's with us from there. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. military officials say this appears to be an accident, not a shootdown. but still as you say, the worst helicopter crash since may of 2006. today's nine dths bring the u.s. death toll to at least 351 for this year. still, more than thr months to go in 2010 but already, it's t deadliest year for both u.s. and coalition...
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the pakistani taliban said they carried out the bombing. it was the first major attack since pakistan was hit by devastating floods. its long-running security crisis is continuing to take more lives. >> a look at some of the other top news stories. a new drill has arrived at a mine in chile. the second drill will make a different chaffed at another angle. the pakistani cricketers have been questioned by the police in london of allegations of corruption. they were quizzed separately of claims then nobles were bold in the test against england. -- claimsno bval -- claims no balls were bowled. tony blair described radical islam as the greatest friend facing the world. -- greatest threat facing the world. they would use chemical or nuclear weapons if they could. the chinese government ordered food producers to start growing more comfortable -- growing more vegetables. in mozambique, seven people died this week in protests about the 30% rise of the cost of bread. the un called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >>
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the taliban has vowed to punish anyone who casts their ballot. they say if they see the purple ink on the fingers which is a check against people voting more than once they'll chop off the fingers. yesterday alone was a report of the kidnapb of 18 election officials and campaign workers in the northwest of the country. so in many parts of the country people are voting under a very dark cloud of fear. but we've seen in previous elections in afghanistan, and these are the fourth major elections since the fall of the taliban in 2001, that there are millions of afghans who are willing to brave these threats. they want to have the right to cast their ballots and wanted -- want their country to move forward politically. so for all the imperfections of this process, there are millions of afghans who want it to work and certainly the afghans and their international backers are holding their breath that it will work out not so imperfectly that it will be seen as a failure. >> the bbc has found evidence of corruption in the elections. has there been any ca
the taliban has vowed to punish anyone who casts their ballot. they say if they see the purple ink on the fingers which is a check against people voting more than once they'll chop off the fingers. yesterday alone was a report of the kidnapb of 18 election officials and campaign workers in the northwest of the country. so in many parts of the country people are voting under a very dark cloud of fear. but we've seen in previous elections in afghanistan, and these are the fourth major elections...
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thousand floating stations that were i'm able to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also recorded a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in the whole mechanisms of organizing the selection we're also hearing and we've reported extensively on this on the and he fooled problems that we face primarily by the so-called indelible ink that could be washed off in many cases in just a matter of minutes and also cases of fake voter cards in one example there was a car that was found with one thousand six hundred fake voter cards so these have been some of the problems that are coming forward and will continue to come forward in the coming days preliminary results are expected on the eighth of october although it will take several weeks for the final results to be tabled now the afghan government particularly president hamid karzai and his international backers have been at pains to point out the success of the selection but it depends according to what yardstick you measure succes
thousand floating stations that were i'm able to open because of intimidation and threats from the taliban the foundation has also recorded a further one thousand five hundred and eighty four voting stations that opened their doors late because of problems in the whole mechanisms of organizing the selection we're also hearing and we've reported extensively on this on the and he fooled problems that we face primarily by the so-called indelible ink that could be washed off in many cases in just a...
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how much area around here does the taliban control? >> hintz: wow, that's... i have probably 300 square kilometers, and the vast majority is controlled by the taliban. we push hard, we patrol heavy, we go out there, but i would say probably 18 to 20 square kilometers is what i think i own. >> logan: out of 300? >> hintz: yes. >> logan: are there areas here that you... you can't even go into at all, taliban areas? >> hintz: yes. there's multiple areas in this... in this sector that i can't go into. >> logan: i mean, that's incredible. i think people listening to that will just be wondering, "how can we be nine years into this war?" and i mean, you're sitting here surrounded by taliban villages that, in some cases, you can't even go into. >> hintz: i think the challenge is in finding out, you know, how to separate the taliban from the village. >> logan: that's the challenge hintz and his men faced on this mission to a village that's asked for help rebuilding their canal. it's the core of the u.s. strategy-- to build relationships with the villages so they don't
how much area around here does the taliban control? >> hintz: wow, that's... i have probably 300 square kilometers, and the vast majority is controlled by the taliban. we push hard, we patrol heavy, we go out there, but i would say probably 18 to 20 square kilometers is what i think i own. >> logan: out of 300? >> hintz: yes. >> logan: are there areas here that you... you can't even go into at all, taliban areas? >> hintz: yes. there's multiple areas in this... in...
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phenomenon i wrote was several years after the soviet union departed the taliban it was not involved in fighting against the soviets to drive out the foreigners from augusta. capitalized on the opportunity to develop in afghanistan after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone knows to weapons you know the guns from tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple weapons mostly and there are a few exceptions the current most guns could handle with a. difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of the dean led to the formation of the taliban today no i mean i look look look what osama bin laden himself said. osama bin laden described the reasons why he engaged in terrorism against the west and in fact the so was not involved in international terrorism the taliban was involved in imposing a no understand in medieval concept of society but unfortunately it gave a haven to al qaeda osama bin laden and al qaeda had global aspirations and engage in global terrorism we would be having this conversation now if we didn't expect the sov
phenomenon i wrote was several years after the soviet union departed the taliban it was not involved in fighting against the soviets to drive out the foreigners from augusta. capitalized on the opportunity to develop in afghanistan after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone knows to weapons you know the guns from tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple weapons mostly and there are a few exceptions the current most guns could handle...
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the taliban it was not involved in fighting. against the soviets to drive the foreigners from other countries to. capitalize on the opportunity to develop in afghanistan after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone else as to weapons you know the afghans from tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple. once mostly there were a few exceptions the current most guns could handle without difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of the dean led to the formation of the taliban today no if i look look look what the osama bin laden himself said. osama bin laden described the reasons why he engaged in terrorism against the west and in fact that so it was not. international terrorism the taliban was involved in imposing. in medieval concept of society but unfortunately it gave a haven to al qaeda osama bin laden and al qaeda had global aspirations and engage in global terrorism would we be having this conversation now if we didn't expect the soviet union to the former sovi
the taliban it was not involved in fighting. against the soviets to drive the foreigners from other countries to. capitalize on the opportunity to develop in afghanistan after the end of the war when it was largely ignored by everyone else as to weapons you know the afghans from tradition of being armed individually the weapons are provided mostly very simple. once mostly there were a few exceptions the current most guns could handle without difficulty so you don't believe that the funding of...
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he apparently says the current strategy against the taliban can't work. would ward also president says mr. obama agreed to send more troops to afghanistan but insisted on a timetable for withdrawl because he feared he might, quote, lose the democratic party. >>> most stocks in asia edged up this morning. ashley, good morning you to. >> good morning. asian stock markets ad veinsed slightly this morning in light training. the nikkei bucked the trend slipping about a third of a percent and the hang seng was mostly higher. of yesterday, the dow rose by seven and the nas deck fell six points. >>> another member of the president's economic team is leaving. the president's top economic adviser plans to leave at the end of the year and return to harvard university. he's the third top-level economic adviser to the president to leave since july. >>> meanwhile, following his policy making meeting yesterday the federal reserve made clear it is prepared to take further steps to jump-start the economy. fed officials have said that means purchasing mortgage bonds and tr
he apparently says the current strategy against the taliban can't work. would ward also president says mr. obama agreed to send more troops to afghanistan but insisted on a timetable for withdrawl because he feared he might, quote, lose the democratic party. >>> most stocks in asia edged up this morning. ashley, good morning you to. >> good morning. asian stock markets ad veinsed slightly this morning in light training. the nikkei bucked the trend slipping about a third of a...
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the taliban say it is a puppet democracy. we'll see how it turned out tomorrow. >> thank you very much. of course, you confined out more by going to website at bbc.com /news. you'll find all the latest updates on the massive security operation in place in afghanistan. you can also follow her on twitter. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines of around the world today. britta stop terrorist police have joined the investigation into the murder of an exiled pakistani politician killed outside his house in london. imran farooq was one of the leaders of the mqm party that has its power base near karachi. it sparked protests across the city. >> this is the scene of the crime, a normally quiet street in north london where yesterday evening imran farooq was stabbed several times and left with head wounds. paramedics tried to save him but he was pronounced dead about an hour after the attack. no arrests have been made so far but party officials have been quick to condemn the murder. >> i have demanded of the b
the taliban say it is a puppet democracy. we'll see how it turned out tomorrow. >> thank you very much. of course, you confined out more by going to website at bbc.com /news. you'll find all the latest updates on the massive security operation in place in afghanistan. you can also follow her on twitter. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines of around the world today. britta stop terrorist police have joined the investigation into the murder of an exiled pakistani...